San Diego attorneys Mike Aguirre and Maria (Mia) Severson filed a report with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) July 3 stating that Southern California Edison and CPUC bureaucrats schemed to double-whammy ratepayers. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) owns 20% of the now-shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant, and Edison owns almost 80%. Edison and the CPUC colluded to avoid legally mandated hearings, charges the study. The utilities and regulators intentionally suppressed evidence that would lower rates, charges the study. SDG&E, Edison and the CPUC bureaucrats unlawfully allowed rate increases without due process, according to the 23-page report. This means that ratepayers are paying for state-mandated profits for Edison and SDG&E and are additionally paying costs related to the failed San Onofre. Thus, customers are paying twice for electricity they use only once. (The head of the CPUC, Mike Peevey, is a former president of Edison.)
San Diego attorneys Mike Aguirre and Maria (Mia) Severson filed a report with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) July 3 stating that Southern California Edison and CPUC bureaucrats schemed to double-whammy ratepayers. San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) owns 20% of the now-shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant, and Edison owns almost 80%. Edison and the CPUC colluded to avoid legally mandated hearings, charges the study. The utilities and regulators intentionally suppressed evidence that would lower rates, charges the study. SDG&E, Edison and the CPUC bureaucrats unlawfully allowed rate increases without due process, according to the 23-page report. This means that ratepayers are paying for state-mandated profits for Edison and SDG&E and are additionally paying costs related to the failed San Onofre. Thus, customers are paying twice for electricity they use only once. (The head of the CPUC, Mike Peevey, is a former president of Edison.)